Welcome to the NAB’s 2021 Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology (BEIT) Conference Proceedings. The papers offered here have been presented at the annual BEIT Conference at NAB Show, the world’s largest trade show for the media content creation and distribution industry.
The BEIT Conference program is established each year by the NAB Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology Conference Committee, a rotating group of senior technologists from NAB member organizations, along with representatives from the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE). The 2021 BEIT Conference Committee roster is available here.
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NDI in the Master Control Room - $15
Date: October 9, 2021Topics: 2021 BEITC Proceedings, SMPTE ST2110 / IP-based FacilitiesWe will explore how Mondo TV in Belgrade, Serbia, integrates NDI technology in the master control room effectively, making it the world’s first fully NDI connected system.
Fabio Gattari | Etere Pte Ltd, Singapore | Singapore
OTT: Local Ingest at the Edge - $15
Date: October 9, 2021Topics: 2021 BEITC Proceedings, OTT Television TechnologiesWith OTT coming of age, packaging of local content for cloud and OTT delivery can be complex and costly. Capturing the opportunity requires overcoming legacy pitfalls and meeting modern requirements.
Ronald Alterio | Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. | Old Bridge, New Jersey, United States
Performance Evaluation of Low-Latency DASH and Low-Latency HLS Streaming Systems - $15
Date: October 9, 2021Topics: 2021 BEITC Proceedings, OTT Television TechnologiesA detailed report on the results of the detailed analysis performed on the capabilities and performance of two major variants of today’s low-latency streaming systems: (LL-HLS) and (LL-DASH).
Bo Zhang | Brightcove Inc. | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Thiago Teixeira | Brightcove Inc. | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Yuriy Reznik | Brightcove Inc. | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Reception of All-Digital AM Radio in Electric Vehicles - $15
Date: October 9, 2021Topics: 2021 BEITC Proceedings, Radio TechnologiesThis is a presentation of field test results obtained under a PILOT-Xperi project to characterize all-digital AM reception in electric vehicles.
Pooja Nair | Xperi Corporation | Somerset, New Jersey, United States
David Layer | National Association of Broadcasters | Washington, DC, United States
Saving Lives - Rapid Alerts Using RDS for Earthquake and Fire Warnings - $15
Date: October 9, 2021Topics: 2021 BEITC Proceedings, Radio TechnologiesFirst Radio-Broadcast ShakeAlert® License to Deliver Messages to Earthquake and Fire Prone States. ALERT FM works when cell, power and internet are not available.
Matthew Straeb | Global Security Systems/ALERT FM | Sarasota, Florida, United States
Smart Compression with Artificial Intelligence - $15
Date: October 9, 2021Topics: 2021 BEITC Proceedings, AI and Cloud Technologies for BroadcastingUncovering new-found techniques that leverage AI-based compression technology to enable optimal video encoding performance and utilize infrastructure in a more operational- and cost-efficient way.
Richard Fliam | MediaKind | Frisco, Texas, United States
Nelson Francisco | MediaKind | Frisco, Texas, United States
State-of-the-Art Multiview Experiences for Sports Fans - $15
Date: October 9, 2021Topics: 2021 BEITC Proceedings, OTT Television TechnologiesThis paper will survey different multiview-related technologies in terms of performance to enable superior video streaming experiences for sports fans.
Thierry Fautier | Harmonic | San Jose, California, United States
Patrick Gendron | Harmonic | Rennes, France